Cuff-holder.



No. 853.230. PATENTED MAY 14, 1907.

' A. s. DICKINSON.

APPLIQATIUN FILED AUG. 22, 1903.

' Zgiinesaies v Jnviziw".

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR S. DICKINSON, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

CUFF-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May I4, 1907.

Application filed Au ust 22.1903. Serial No. 170.466.

inner end of the cuff, and provided with means whereby it may be attached adjustably to the sleeve of the shirt: And the invention consists in the construction and ar rangement of the device hereinafter described and carefully pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a cufi arranged with the improved cuff-holder applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the clip whereby the holder is attached to the sleeve.

Referring to these drawings, a indicates the cuff. The cufi-holder consists of a thin, fiat metal strip 6, (preferably made of springbrass) one end thereof being turned over to form a hook c, which is made long enough to pass through the lower button-holes d on the cuff. On that part of the metal strip 1) between the hook and the inner end thereof 4 there is pivotally attached at e a metal clip f which, as shown in Fig. 2, is U-shaped in crosssection, the space 9 being somewhat wider than the thickness of the strip 6. This clip is so secured to the strip b that it may swing down astride of the latter, as shown in Fig. 1. Preferably, the corners of said clip are turned back, as at h, whereby a better grip for the fingers is attained, and at the same time these corners of the clip are prevented from catch ing in the sleeve of the shirt. In applying this holder, the hook is first passed through the button-holes d, and the clip is thrown back in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The cuff is then passed over the hand and adjusted to the right height, and a piece of the sleeve of the shirt folded over the strip 1), near the end thereof, and the clip f is then swung down thereover, thus binding that portion of the sleeve securely to the strip 6, there being sufficient spring between the sides of the clip to allow the latter to be forced down onto the strip 1), and thus securely attach the holder to the sleeve. To remove it, the clip is thrown back to free the sleeve from the strip b. This construction provides a secure fastening in a manner which can not injure the fabric of which the shirt is made, the spring action of the sides of the clip being sufl iciently yielding to prevent any such injury.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

A cuff holder comprising a shank provided at one end with a hook for engagement with the buttonhole of a cuff, and a clip formed of a single piece of material bent to form opposite members to embrace the shank, one of said members forming a clamping member and the clip being pivoted to said shank so that the clamping face of said clamping member will swing in the plane of the opposing face of the shank to clamp material between the said clamping face and the shank.

ARTHUR S. DICKINSON. Witnesses: I

D. A. DICKINSON, MARY A. DICKINSON. 

